Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

In reply to Deputy Rabbitte's questions, there are 96 patients in the unit, 21 of whom are private. Therefore, most of the people in the home are public patients who are being fully or partially funded by the State. These figures are not the most up to date, but a large proportion — almost 80% — of the residents are public patients.

Deputy Rabbitte is correct in his assertion regarding the commitment——

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